Psychological and pedagogical support of the process of preparation for the unified state examination of students of the higher classes

The theoretical aspects of the systemic activity of the teacher-psychologist on the formation of the psychological readiness of senior schoolchildren in the process of preparing for the unified state exam are considered. Psychological readiness is considered as a mental state, which is characterized by the mobilization of the subject’s resources to perform specific activities. The article highlights theoretical approaches, as well as the most effective psychological mechanisms for the formation of psychological readiness as a process of specially organized systematic interaction of a teacher-psychologist with high school students, aimed at creating conditions that contribute to an increase in their level of psychological readiness for a unified state exam.